Big tractor syndrome

GPintheMitten · Feb 25, 2014

Why not sell or trade all 3 tractors and get one medium size tractor with backhoe, loader and either mmm or 3pt grooming mower then use whatever other implements you already own. Maybe a B2920 or even a little larger. By trading or selling all 3 maybe you can get a 4 ft to 5ft rototiller as well.

The ground clearance and weight is an advantage. You might also look at other brands like Kioti, LS etc. I have used older stuff like Ford 2N and smaller Kubota, the B6200 and im quite happy to have the B2620. Sometime this next week im picking up a used BH65 backhoe. The 48 " tiller I have is a blessing and I love the loader (my first loader). Ive used my daughters BX and I would never go that small.

Thats my advice, but get what you want.

Cherokee140 · Feb 25, 2014

Lots of good advice here....I really did not want to come across nasty or anything....just really trying to bounce all of this off as many people as I can. We have 4 people that are mowing the "yard" now, so having a few machines running really speeds things up.....that is a real reason why I would like to keep all the machines....except the 650 that has issues.

They 1 and bx are both looking like good quality machines. And from watching videos (the only thing I can really go by) they seem to be pretty strong machines.

It just seemed that many of the dealers before even finding out what I wanted to do tried to talk me out of the small units.

TripleR · Feb 25, 2014

Cherokee140 said:
Lots of good advice here....I really did not want to come across nasty or anything....just really trying to bounce all of this off as many people as I can. We have 4 people that are mowing the "yard" now, so having a few machines running really speeds things up.....that is a real reason why I would like to keep all the machines....except the 650 that has issues.

They 1 and bx are both looking like good quality machines. And from watching videos (the only thing I can really go by) they seem to be pretty strong machines.

It just seemed that many of the dealers before even finding out what I wanted to do tried to talk me out of the small units.

Why that's just ridiculous, why the heck have more than one tractor...:laughing:

GPintheMitten · Feb 25, 2014

TripleR said:
Why that's just ridiculous, why the heck have more than one tractor...:laughing:

Is that why you go by "triple"?

TripleR · Feb 25, 2014

GPintheMitten said:
Is that why you go by "triple"?

No, those are only three of the nine we own.

GPintheMitten · Feb 25, 2014

Quoting Mr. Wonderful, "I forbid you from getting a small tractor. If you do, you are dead to me."

Just kidding. Get what suits you best. There are a lot of folks on here that have scuts.

Gary Fowler · Feb 25, 2014

No doubt the BX 25 TLB will do a lot of work if you are looking at a tractor /backhoe combo. I would just say take a look at the B series also as they give you a lot more for not to many more dollars.

dave1949 · Feb 25, 2014

I think it is a mistake when considering backhoe work to think the size of the lot has much to do with it. Trees and rocks don't know what size lot they are on.

The size of the rocks, if you have them, matters the most since you aren't going to cut them down to the size of your tractor like you could with a tree. Stumps are hard work too if they are of any size.

I would be careful to match the machine to the task. Trees and rocks are a much harder task than digging a trench in dirt. Or, rent a big machine and get the tough things done and then a SCUT would be better suited for maintenance.

Cherokee140 · Feb 26, 2014

That is really what I am trying to do...the only backhoe I have used has been a "real one". Real fricken big, and naturally it had no problems doing anything I needed.

All I really have to go on is the videos I have seen on youtube, I try to take that with a grain of salt, but there are a lot of grains on there with people doing all kinds of things with the smaller machines. The same kind of things I would be doing....one guy, eh, two guys eh, 30 people well perhaps it really will do what I need it to do.

That is really the point here, I have ZERO experience with a machine this size, I can't really borrow or rent one for a day and see. So I am jumping in at the deep end.

The poster that said not much difference in price....yup that is correct, only a few thousand between the two models equipped the same.

Just trying to figure stuff out here...sorry for all the questions.

jenkinsph · Feb 26, 2014

dave1949 said:
I think it is a mistake when considering backhoe work to think the size of the lot has much to do with it. Trees and rocks don't know what size lot they are on.

The size of the rocks, if you have them, matters the most since you aren't going to cut them down to the size of your tractor like you could with a tree. Stumps are hard work too if they are of any size.

I would be careful to match the machine to the task. Trees and rocks are a much harder task than digging a trench in dirt. Or, rent a big machine and get the tough things done and then a SCUT would be better suited for maintenance.

I agree with this post.^^^

I try to buy the size equipment that will handle the majority of my uses, on rare occasions I need to call in something smaller or larger.